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Recession: Centre announces essay prize for solutions

Lagos-based international graduate school, Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS) has announced a public interest essay competition aimed…

Housegirl bolts with employer’s 5,000 dollars

A housekeeper, 21-year-old Patience Peter, who allegedly bolted with her employer’s 5,000 dollars, was on Thursday brought before an Ebute…

Google search dominated by Nigeria’s victory against Zambia

Nigeria’s 2-1 victory against Zambia in a World Cup Qualifier dominated Google’s search engine from Oct. 5 to Oct. 12,…

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88

Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, died on Thursday, the palace said, prompting what is certain to be deep mourning…

Theatre arts students need “practical experience” film maker

A movie producer, Launcelot Imaseun, on Thursday urged tertiary institutions to expose theatre arts students to more practical aspects of…

Ezekwesili weeps for released Chibok girls

Co-convener of #BringBackOurGirls, the popular campaign group for the release of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok in…

Buhari welcomes release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed delight over the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls by the Boko Haram sect. Malam…

Putting money in brassiere causes breast cancer : expert

Dr Kike Adesina, the Technical Adviser to Life Empowers Anchors Hope (Leah) Foundation, has warned women against placing money inside…

Man remanded in prison for burglary

An Evbouriaria Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Thursday remanded an accused, Ehigie Samuel, 27, in Benin Prison for burglary. The…

Released schoolgirls to be handed over to VP – Garba Shehu

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed delight over the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls by the Boko Haram sect. Malam…

Niger Delta group canvasses support for Buhari’s anti-corruption war

President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft war has received a groundswell of support from the Niger Delta Zone of the country. A…
Ogun announces details for decongestion exercise at Sagamu correctional center

Magistrates support war against corruption in Judiciary

The National President of Magistrates Association of Nigeria, Mr. Sa’idu Safiyanu, says the association is in support of President Muhammad…

Fake computer cables cause students failure-Engineer

Usage of substandard cables for computer interconnectivity has been identified as one of the causes of students’ failure in examinations.…

Thunder kills 21 cows in Nasarawa

The Zonal Secretary, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Nasarawa South, Nasarawa State, Jaafaru Usman, on Thursday said 21 cows had…

Presidency confirms release of 21 Chibok girls

The Presidency on Thursday confirmed the release of 21 Chibok girls, says they are in the custody of DSS. Special…
file: polio victims

Rotary announces N2.49bn grant to end polio

To effectively fight polio in Nigeria and countries in Lake Chad Basin Region, the Rotary International announced a grant of…

Teachers lament over bad road in Kuje

Teachers and parents of students of Junior Secondary School, Shadadi in Kuje Area Council, FCT, have called on the Council’s…

NSCDC to coordinate private security guard firms

The Yobe command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Thursday, launched a special programme to coordinate activities…

Customs realised N25.6bn revenue in September

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recorded 25.6 billion as revenue in September 2016. The Area…

Suspected rapist remanded in Lagos prison

A 50-year-old man, Suleman Buhari, who is charged with raping a 13-year-old girl in a Lagos Island market, is to…

Student commits suicide over poor academic performance

A 20-year-old senior secondary school student, Moji Agboola, died on Wednesday in Omu-Aran, Kwara, after taking poison. The deceased, an…
Researchers eliminate HIV from cells in a laboratory using a gene-editing tool known as Crispr-Cas, thus, raising hopes of a cure

Jigawa mandates intending couples to check HIV status

Jigawa State House of Assembly recently passed a bill which makes it mandatory for all intending couples to undergo HIV/AIDs…
Chibok girls

Breaking News: Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls

Twenty one of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 have been…

Atletico Madrid, keen to continue atop Spanish Liga

Practically all football experts in Spain predicted that twin giants Barcelona and Real Madrid would continue with their bipolar hegemony…

Abducted Lagos students recount ordeal

The abducted students of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, in the Eredo Local Council Development Area of Epe, have narrated…

Afe Babalola blasts DSS over arrest of Judges

Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has slammed the Department of State Services over the recent arrests of some judges and raids…

Syrian terror suspect commits suicide in German cell

A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has committed suicide in his prison cell…

Buhari represents worst threat to Nigeria’s democracy -Fasheun

Jamiu Yisa The founder of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari represents…

Fear grips FAAN workers as FG sacks GMs, directors

There was palpable anxiety at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Wednesday over the alleged sack and demotion…

EFCC declares Goodie Ibru wanted for corruption

Goodie Ibru, one of the popular Ibru brothers, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…